caperoile, -oilie Sc.
The Heath-pea (Orobus tuberosus), or carmele.
| 1795 Statist. Acc. Scotl. (Lanark) XV. 8 (Jam.) Carameile or Caperoiles—the root so much used in diet by the ancient Caledonians. |
caperoile, -oilie Sc.
The Heath-pea (Orobus tuberosus), or carmele.
| 1795 Statist. Acc. Scotl. (Lanark) XV. 8 (Jam.) Carameile or Caperoiles—the root so much used in diet by the ancient Caledonians. |
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